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But why is he -135?
When the Milwaukee Brewers called up RHP Yovanni Gallardo to the big leagues on Thursday, it signaled a new era in Beertown and the end of the rookie impact players for 2007. Gallardo joins a roster full of homegrown prospects who are quickly becoming MLB stars and has the potential to be this year's biggest impact rookie pitcher. Fantasy-leaguers have been waiting for this promotion since Opening Day, as Gallardo was already a well-known name before he dominated the Pacific Coast League this season.
Gallardo was called up to replace Chris Capuano, who landed on the DL, and will make his MLB debut on Monday at home against the Giants. The Brewers' second-round pick in 2004 was 8-3 in 13 starts at Triple-A Nashville, posting a 2.90 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and led the minors with 110 strikeouts in 77.2 innings. The 21-year-old also held opposing hitters to a .189 average and should remain in this rotation, even after Capuano returns from the DL. The Brewers have been extremely patient with Gallardo and they didn't want to promote him until they were sure he was ready. They will not bring him up and quickly send him back down. He is here to stay and will likely take the rotation spot of Dave Bush or Claudio Vargas once Capuano returns. Gallardo has electric stuff and is a must-pickup in fantasy leagues right now. There are no other impact prospects in the minors who will eventually help your team the way Gallardo can, so spend the majority of your free agent allocation on him this week or do whatever you can to pick him up. He will be that special for your fantasy team.
Gallardo now joins Ben Sheets as top pitching prospects to come out of the Milwaukee farm system. Outside of Johnny Estrada, the Brewers can actually field a starting lineup that consists of homegrown players at every position. That's saying something for a franchise that basically went two decades without much success out of their minor leagues. Now the prospects are the main reason why the Brewers have a shot at winning their first division title in 25 years.
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But why is he -135?
When the Milwaukee Brewers called up RHP Yovanni Gallardo to the big leagues on Thursday, it signaled a new era in Beertown and the end of the rookie impact players for 2007. Gallardo joins a roster full of homegrown prospects who are quickly becoming MLB stars and has the potential to be this year's biggest impact rookie pitcher. Fantasy-leaguers have been waiting for this promotion since Opening Day, as Gallardo was already a well-known name before he dominated the Pacific Coast League this season.
Gallardo was called up to replace Chris Capuano, who landed on the DL, and will make his MLB debut on Monday at home against the Giants. The Brewers' second-round pick in 2004 was 8-3 in 13 starts at Triple-A Nashville, posting a 2.90 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and led the minors with 110 strikeouts in 77.2 innings. The 21-year-old also held opposing hitters to a .189 average and should remain in this rotation, even after Capuano returns from the DL. The Brewers have been extremely patient with Gallardo and they didn't want to promote him until they were sure he was ready. They will not bring him up and quickly send him back down. He is here to stay and will likely take the rotation spot of Dave Bush or Claudio Vargas once Capuano returns. Gallardo has electric stuff and is a must-pickup in fantasy leagues right now. There are no other impact prospects in the minors who will eventually help your team the way Gallardo can, so spend the majority of your free agent allocation on him this week or do whatever you can to pick him up. He will be that special for your fantasy team.
Gallardo now joins Ben Sheets as top pitching prospects to come out of the Milwaukee farm system. Outside of Johnny Estrada, the Brewers can actually field a starting lineup that consists of homegrown players at every position. That's saying something for a franchise that basically went two decades without much success out of their minor leagues. Now the prospects are the main reason why the Brewers have a shot at winning their first division title in 25 years.
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